Money package



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May 5, 1930.

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Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT ofi-FICE DANIEL DE MARQUEZ, OF MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO yRUBEN/.ll WESSEL- HOEFT, 0F BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA, SOUTH AMERICA MONEY PACKAGE Application filed November 9, 1926. Serial No. 147,242.

This invention pertains to packaging money. Theprincipal object is to provide a sealed package of such design that the money therein may be counted before the package is broken open.

Although the invention is of great value in many lines, its value is probably most apparent in connection with the paying of workmen, and the invention is herein illustrated and described as adapted for such use.

The usual method of paying workmen is to place each mans pay in an envelope, with his name on the outside. Sometimes the outside of the envelope also carries figures representing the amount of money the package is supposed to contain and sometimes it even carries a statement of account to show how the amount is arrived at.

In order to count his pay the workman tears open the envelope and withdraws the money.` .If he vthinks there is an error in the amount he takes the matter up with the paymaster, who is often suspicious that the workman has secreted some of the money vtaken from the lpackage and is therefore in! clinedv to be slow in' making adjustments. The fact that the envelope bears 'on its outside a statement of amount or account, or both, does not prevent disputesr because the workman is inclined to tliinkthat even if the figures onl the envelope are wrong the amount of money maybe right, and opens the envelope anyhow. l

The present invention prevents all misunderstandings and disputes, due to above con-v ditions, because it permits the counting of thecontents of theenvelope before breaking it open. It also permits the vdisplay of the mans account, as well as the money, before the package is opened.

In short, if there is any vdispute as to amount or account, the present invention permits its adjustment Vbefore the package is broken, as readily as the former practice per* mitted such adjustments after the envelope was opened. 1

j Further and other objects and advantages will be hereinafter set forth in the accompanying specification and' claims, and shown in the drawings, which vby .way ofillustration show what is now considered to be the preferred embodiment of the invention.-

Fig. 1 shows a money package ready to hand to the workman. f

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 2-2 of Fig. .1.

.Figa 3 shows a portion of a time sheet of a number of workmenl as prepared by the timekeeper.

Fig. 4 shows the account of an individual workman, as cut from the sheet in Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 5 5 ofY lowered ready for insertion inthe package. Referring to Fig. 3, the time sheet 20 is are ranged for convenientlykeepin'g a record of Y the time of a number of workmen on a certain j ob for a certainperiod of time, such as two weeks. Each line across the sheet shows a workmans number, name, itemized record of-days he worked, with the total thereof, his

rate of pay,.the amount earned, the v.amount advanced prior to the regular pay day,\the balance due on pay day, and a space for remarks.

When pay day arrives the time sheet 20 is cut yinto strips 22 as shown in Fig.t4, each strip bearing the account of the workman whose name it bears. The strip 22 in Fig. 4

.shows that workman number 24 worked 11 days at the rate of $2.40 per day, that he had drawn no advance money and was therefore n entitled to draw $26.40 on pay day.

' Figsl, 2 and 5 illustrate how this amount -andzthe statement of account are arranged in theypay envelope. There are two ten-dollar bills, one iivesdollar bill, one one-dollar bill, a 1' ratedl card such as is commonly used for sending coins by mail.

Thev statement of account 22 is placed in position folded around one end of the money, and a wire clip or other releasable device 32 is applied to hold the money and statement in their prearranged relative positions, after which they are inserted in the envelope and the package sealed, the final appearance of the package being 4evident from Fig. l, in which it will be seen that the workmans name, number, and the statement of his account (the folded portion being readable from the rear of the package) may be read,

andV the money mayall be counted7 without opening the package.

The envelope bears an inscription reading, Do not open envelope before counting the money contained therein. No complaints will be considered after opening the envelope]7 It has been found in actual service that the above described system has practically abolished payroll disputes wherever it has been adopted.

A convenient device for assembling the money and statement and for depositing them in the package is shown in Figs. 7 8, 9 and 10.

This device comprises a plate member 34 Y, -and` a substantially similar member 36, Y hinged together at`38. The plates 34 and 36 are of such size that when folded together v.they easily slip into the envelope as in-Fig. 7.

Plate34 is provided at one edge with a guide member 40.Y I prefer'to make 40 of clothY orsimilar fabric, stiff enough to serve as aguide, and to normally hold itself in the posit-ion shown dotted in Fig. l0, but easily pressed to the full line position when member 36 is in closed position.

A Theopposit'e edge of plate 34 has a similar but smaller guide 42 for assisting the operator to place and hold the strip 22 in position.

` .`With the above description in mind it will be `readily understood how the material is bills 28 in guide 40, the free end of strip 22 is folded over, and the upper member 36 is lowered, thus enclosing the money and statement between plate members 34 and 36. It will be appreciated that when the device is then grasped by the operator its contents will be securely held in their prearranged position; and will permit the attachment of clip 32 to bills 23, strip 22, and card 30 as is best seen in Figs. 2, 5 andf6. For the convenience ef the operator in applying clip 32, the plates 34 and 36 are recessed and partly cutaway as at 44 and 46. The device and its contents are then inserted in envelope 26 to the position indicated in Fig. 7

Plates 34 and 36are provided at theirfree ends with open end slots-48 and 50. To remove the inserting device from the envelope the operator grasps the envelope tightly with finger and thumb in the spaceprovided by slots 48 and 50 and then withdraws the inserting Vdevice by grasping its hinged end.V

During the withdrawing operation bills 28 and card 30 are in the grasp of the operator, and the statement 22 is secured to the money by clip 32 and by reason of being folded 'over the end of the money. VTherefore, when the inserting device is withdrawn plates 34 and 36 and guides 40 and 42 slip olf the contents, leaving the money and statement in their prearranged positions, where they are held by clip 32 after the package has been sealed.

Tt is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the construction herein specifically illustrated but can be embodied Vin other forms without departure from its spirit as expressed by the claims.

l.. A sealed money envelope having transparent portions and containing money bills in overlapping arrangement with the value indications of each and all of the bills displayed throughV thejtransparent portions of the envelope to permit visual determinationof the total amount of paper money within the envelope tobe made while the envelope remains sealed, said envelope containing also a coin card having coin-receiving pockets eXposedto the transparent portions of said envelope to permit visual determination of the total value i of all of the coins contained in the coin card in the package to be-made while the envelope remains sealed.

2. An envelope as set forthin claim l and ioo , ter is opened.

information including the name of the payee, the statement of the amount due him, and the name of the payer, such information being readable through the envelope before the lat- 4. A sealed money envelope having transparent portions and containing money bills in overlapping arrangement with the value indications of each and all o the bills displayed through the transparent portions of the envelope to permit visual determination of the total amount of paper money Within the envelope to be made While the package remains sealed, and containing a statement 11 of the account being paid by the contained money, the said statement of account being readable through transparent portions of the envelope While the latter remains sealed.

5. A sealed money envelope having transparent portions and containing a coin card having coin-receiving pockets exposed to transparent portions of said envelope to permit visual determination of the total value of all of the coins contained in the coin card in the envelope to be made While the envelope remains sealed, and containing a statement of the account being paid by the contained money, the said statement o'l' account being readable through transparentportions of the envelope While the latter remains sealed.

ntestimony whereof I hereto afliX my signature.

DANIEL E. DE MARQUEZ. 

